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Trump is clearly a moron with some kind of clinical brain dysfunction, but this is just like 2 seconds of fumbling with words, which pretty much anyone who does public speaking can do. I was expecting more than like 2 second's worth based on how big a deal the story sounded like.
IDK, maybe Newsweek is trying to run cover for him by running a big non-story about something innocuous to distract from the Nikki Haley / Nancy Pelosi thing.
I really don't understand Newsweek.
Right, it's one or two words he fumbles. His cognitive decline has been observed since 2016, nothing new here.
The article first says the video "is stoking concern among social media users" which, if you ask me, is not something news worthy. But then it goes on to point out how this was re-posted by the Biden campaign. Which does seems a little more of interest than just a bunch of yahoos on twitter pointing fingers.
Newsweek seems to always have a bullshit story above the fold and something somewhat relevant below it.
This clip is pretty much on par with everything that tumbles out of his mouth. "Until you're vetted and everything else" is what I heard. I'm so sick of non-stories about Trump when there are so so so many credible things to attack him for.
Your take seems the most plausible to me, especially considering the clip they link to is super super short and removes any context.
I immediately wondered why this was a story given that clip.
It would be hilarious if Trump just keeled over. Not only would his fans go nuts with insane theories but it would save the country a lot of trouble.
Arguably, it's the best thing that could happen for this country right now, that's also in the realm of possibility. Like, a meteor conveniently taking out the more corrupt half of the supreme Court would obviously be better, but not realistic.
I keep thinking someone might assassinate him. But that makes him some kind of martyr, which is bad. But then I wonder who would be the next demagogue and how would they use that to their advantage?
I think his martyrdom is a small price to pay for his lack of existence.
I get a little bit excited every time there's a Breaking News alert on my phone. Unfortunately the definition of breaking news is now such that it basically means someone retweeted something stupid.
GAME OVER: [Person with center-left politics/retired GOP politician with no skin in the game] TOTALLY HUMILIATES [Trump/MTG/any GOP demagogue] with argument
…it’s a just a tweet into the void that nobody with any stake in said argument will ever read
Thanks, HuffPost, MSNBC, et al, for basically all being MeidasTouch
You know they will wait for 3 days outside Maralago for the third cumming of christ.
In 2013, IBT Media acquired Newsweek from IAC; the acquisition included the Newsweek brand and its online publication, but did not include The Daily Beast.[11] IBT Media, which also owns the International Business Times, rebranded itself as Newsweek Media Group, and in 2014, relaunched Newsweek in both print and digital form.
In 2018, IBT Media split into two companies, Newsweek Publishing and IBT Media. The split was accomplished one day before the District Attorney of Manhattan indicted Etienne Uzac, the co-owner of IBT Media, on fraud charges.[12][13][14]
IBT Media is an American global digital news organization with over 90 million monthly readers, owned by followers of religious leader David Jang.[1][2]
Long story short, one of the more savvy outlets of the Evangelical right.
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Does that mean they're turning on Trump? Because this sure isn't a positive story about him.
They tend to try to seem centrist. They're savvy about it, so they're not necessarily interested in being caught out at being a straight-up, purist, propaganda rag.
That said, I'm not sure if they support Trump or not. Not all evangelicals do, since he's not very Jesus-like. I've been trying to remind people of that myself recently, despite not personally being a very religious person.
Sounds like Aphasia, maybe the 2 brain cells collided and caused a stroke.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphasia
But I'm not an expert, it would have been nice to have the rest of the speech.
Trump's picture has been my mnemonic for dysarthria which is a bit more of a precise term for what we're talking about.
There's also the possibility of tertiary syphilis.
Personally, I hope it’s a carnivorous brain worm.
What's wrong with him is not what I'm hopeful for. What I'm hopeful for is what Douglas Adams once suggested happened to the second-worst poet in the universe:
his own major intestine, in a desperate attempt to save humanity, leapt straight up through his neck and throttled his brain.
that starved a long time ago.
If racial slurs did tank his candidacy, regular old slurring probably won’t.
Truly, questions were raised.
This is fucking stupid. Donald Trump appears to run out of breath while saying "and everything else". Surely this will convince the MAGA turds to abandon him. Surely it won't just undermine legitimate criticism.
His speech wasn't exactly attractive before. He sounds more and more like his base the longer this dog and pony show continues.
Yeah, I'm sure THAT'S what will convince them to drop him. Not all the other far too many issues, but his slurred speech. For sure. ^/s^
Which will decline faster is 2024? Inflation, interest rates or Trump's cognitive ability?
Interest and inflation have a lot more room to fall.
He is doing what he believes Biden does.
Every accusation is a confession.
I’m not from the US, but I have the distinct opinion that both Biden and Trump are too old. My parents are/were younger, and I wouldn’t trust them with decisions about anything other than what they want for breakfast.
Bernie Sanders seems saner, but you guys really need some lesser-than-septuagenarian who has non-Xitter oomph, and who has compassion and respect for human life and the planet.
This POS needs to die of a CVA or MI. Hell, I'd be happy if he choked on a hamberder.
I’ve said it a few times already and I’ll say it again, I’m really hoping that this will be the year we read about how he was found dead on the toilet from a perforated colon and a traumatically prolapsed rectum
The same people voting for this fossil are saying Biden is too old. Their willfully ignorant hypocrisy is mind-blowing. I honestly don’t get how one can reach this level of cognitive dissonance without being aware of it.
What are the chances he had a stroke, or a heart attack?
God I hope he did lol
He's slurred his words, forgotten words, used the wrong words, acts like he's on ketamine half of the time.
He might be too old to be president, guys.
It does not really raise questions. It just confirms many peoples' suspicions: that he is senile and unfit for office.
I just briefly looked at the article, watched one video which was 30 seconds of people cheering and Trump being silent.
The second video was him speaking a few sentences and the last one he says something like 'stay in Mexico until you tjhgwgqcannfonfbvafa'
Is that it? Trump's a fucking loon but this shit empowers his voting base, it's so minor it's not even worth talking about